N100 vs Celeron 2957U

Primary details

Comparing Celeron 2957U and N100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2722	1446
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Celeron	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	no data
Release date	1 January 2014 (10 years ago)	1 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$107	no data
Current price	$219 (2x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Celeron 2957U and N100 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	no data
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1.4 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	no data
L2 cache	512 KB	no data
L3 cache	2 MB	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	22 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron 2957U and N100 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCBGA1168	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron 2957U and N100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
SIPP	-	no data
Smart Response	-	no data
GPIO	+	+
Smart Connect	+	no data
FDI	-	no data
AMT	9.5	no data
Matrix Storage	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	Launched
HD Audio	+	no data
RST	+	no data

Security technologies

Celeron 2957U and N100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
OS Guard	-	+
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron 2957U and N100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	no data
VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron 2957U and N100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	16 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	750 MHz
Execution Units	no data	24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Celeron 2957U and N100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Celeron 2957U and N100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	no data	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Celeron 2957U and N100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	12.1
OpenGL	no data	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron 2957U and N100.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	9
PCI support	-	no data
USB revision	3.0	2.0/3.2
Total number of SATA ports	2	no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2	no data
Integrated IDE	-	no data
Number of USB ports	4	no data
Integrated LAN	-	no data
UART	+	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

N100 outperforms Celeron 2957U by 541% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.56	3.59
Recency	1 January 2014	1 January 2023
Threads	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	6 Watt

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